pallavi
dorakunA(y)1iTuvaNTi sEva
anupallavi
dorakunA alpa tapam(o)narincina bhU-
sura varulak(ai)na surulak(ai)na (dorakunA)
caraNam
caraNam 1
2tumburu nAradulu suguNa
3kIrtanambulan(A)lApamu sEyaga
ambarIsha mukhyulu nAmamu
sEyaga 4jAjulu pai callaga
bimb(A)dharulagu sura vAra(y)ali
vENulu nATyamul(A)Daga
ambuja bhava 5pAk(A)rul(i)ru-
gaDalan(a)nvaya birud(A)vaLini pogaDaga
ambara vAsa satulu kara
kankaNambulu ghallani visaraga maNi
hArambulu kadalagan(U)cE phaNi
talpambuna nelakonna harini kanugona (dorakunA)
pallavi
dorakunA-iTuvaNTi sEva
Is it possible to get (dorakunA) such (iTuvaNTi) (dorakunAyiTuvaNTi) a service (sEva)?
anupallavi
dorakunA alpa tapamu-onarincina bhU-
sura varulaku-aina surulaku-aina (dorakunA)
Is it possible to get (dorakunA) such a service even (aina) for the best of (varulakaina) brAhmaNas (bhU-sura) who have, but, performed (onarincina) little (alpa) penance (tapamu) (tapamonarincina) or even (aina) to the celestials (surulaku) (surulakaina)?
caraNam
caraNam 1
tumburu nAradulu suguNa
kIrtanambulanu-AlApamu sEyaga
ambarIsha mukhyulu nAmamu
sEyaga jAjulu pai callaga
bimba-adharulagu sura vAra-ali
vENulu nATyamulu-ADaga
ambuja bhava pAka-arulu-iru-
gaDalanu-anvaya birudu-AvaLini pogaDaga
ambara vAsa satulu kara
kankaNambulu ghallani visaraga maNi
hArambulu kadalaganu-UcE phaNi
talpambuna nelakonna harini kanugona (dorakunA)
Is it possible to behold (kanugona) Lord hari (harini) – established (nelakonna) on the swinging (UcE) couch (talpambuna) of SEsha – the serpent (phaNi) while -
tumburu (King of celestial musicians) and sage nArada (nAradulu) perform exposition (AlApamu sEyaga) of the songs (kIrtanambulanu) (kIrtanambulanAlApamu) extolling the virtues (suguNa) of the Lord,
sage ambarIsha and other important persons (mukhyulu) chant Lord’s names (nAmamu sEyaga) showering (callaga) jasmine flowers (jAjulu) on (pai) the Lord,
black (ali) (literally bee-like) braided (vENulu) celestial (sura) dancing girls (vAra) (vArayali), with red bimba fruit like lips (adharulagu) (bimbAdharulagu), dance (nATyamulu ADaga) (nATyamulADaga),
brahmA – abiding (bhava) in Lotus (ambuja) - and indra – enemy (ari) (arulu) of demon pAka - standing on both sides (iru-gaDalanu) of the Lord, extol (pogaDaga) the list (AvaLini) of appellations (birudu) (birudAvaLini) of the (Solar) race (anvaya) (pAkAruliru-gaDalananvaya),
celestial (ambara vAsa) (literally resident of heaven) damsels (satulu) fan (visaraga) the Lord to the sweet chime (ghallani) of their hand (kara) bracelets (kankaNambulu) and
as the diamond-studded (maNi) necklaces (hArambulu) (on the chest of the Lord) sway (kadalaganu) (kadalaganUcE) (while swinging in the couch)?
Notes
Variations - (Pathanthara)
3 – kIrthanambula – saMkIrtanambula.
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References
2 - tumburu – King of gandharvas – celestial musicians
4 – jAjulu - Jasmine flower – jAti variety.
5 – pAkAri – This relates to amRta mantana (churning of the milk-ocean for nectar). After the nectar was given to dEvas only, a fight broke out between dEvas and asuras. In the battle indra killed the asura pAka. (SrImad bhAgavatam – Book 8 : 10).
7 - rama brahma – SrI tyAgarAja’s father’s name.
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Comments
1 – iTuvaNTi sEva – such a service. While connecting anupallavi to pallavi, these words will be joined. However, when caraNas are joined, these words become superfluous.
6 – canduru pillalu – SrI tyAgarAja states the each nail of Lord’s feet resembles a baby moon.
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